Recently, actress Anya Taylor-Joy has spoken out about her mixed emotions towards forming a friendship with her stunt double. Action movies always involve stunt doubles completing the most hazardous scenes for the actors so that they can focus on acting while someone else handles the risks involved physically. Taylor-Joy took the time to reveal some insight into the emotional part of working alongside her stunt double.

Behind every high-risk action sequence is a partnership built on trust, skill, and mutual respect.

Anya Taylor-Joy opens up about her friendship with stunt double Hailey

Anya Taylor-Joy has spoken about her relationship with her stunt double, explaining that it is reportedly weird for her. During an interview with Variety, the actress opened up about their bond, saying she has a lot of admiration for the woman doing the dangerous action sequences in her place. Her comments were an honest reflection of the emotional burden of seeing another person take the physical risks that help bring her performance to life on screen. 

“It is always a little bit complicated when you’re very good friends with your start double because obviously she’s taking the falls that I am not,” Taylor-Joy revealed why close friendship makes the work emotionally complex. 

According to Taylor-Joy, she is lucky because she gets to perform alongside her stunt double Hailey Wright, whom she first came to know when she was making The Gorge. In her Variety interview, Taylor-Joy pointed out that she immediately got along well with Hailey and that they now have a good rapport. Describing Hailey as an incredible performer, Taylor-Joy added that they have perfected the art of doing things together on set.

Their close friendship is matched only by the trust and teamwork required to pull off the film’s most demanding scenes. 

How Anya Taylor-Joy and her stunt double Hailey, bring Lucky’s action sequences to life

Hailey Wright has been Anya Taylor-Joy’s stunt double in movies like The Gorge and Lucky, stepping in for physically demanding scenes. The two first met while filming and quickly became friends based on mutual trust and respect. They have further built up a good working relationship, which allows them to do Lucky‘s difficult action scenes with confidence and accuracy.

In The Gorge, the duo worked together on the tough scenes, like the Jeep action scene on a cliff. The duo also worked on the chase sequences and fight scenes for Lucky. These scenes involved a great deal of physical exertion from both.

The comments made by Taylor-Joy shed light on the usually unconsidered cooperation between the actors and stuntmen that is essential for the making of action films. Although the audience gets to see the main character in the film, Taylor-Joy made clear that many of the risks lie in the hands of her stunt double. Her realization of how hard the job must be for Wright emotionally and professionally sheds light on the importance of trust and respect between them.

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